DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 259/2023

of 27 October 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1097]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2468 of 15 December 2022 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of the control body ‘IMOCERT Latinoamérica Ltda’ for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/186 of 27 January 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325 as regards the recognition of certain control authorities and control bodies for the purpose of importing organic products into the Union ( 2 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.

(4) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indents are added in point 54bo (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2325) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32022 R 2468 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2468 of 15 December 2022 ( OJ L 322, 16.12.2022, p. 89 ),

— 32023 R 0186 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/186 of 27 January 2023 ( OJ L 26, 30.1.2023, p. 17 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/2468 and (EU) 2023/186 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union , shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 October 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER

( 1 ) OJ L 322, 16.12.2022, p. 89 .

( 2 ) OJ L 26, 30.1.2023, p. 17 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1097/oj

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